one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
contradiction; inconsistency
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to lie down; to throw oneself down
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
temporary closure (of a park, zoo, kindergarten, etc.); closing for the day
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
field overseer; site foreman
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know